Let Us Start 2010

I am back. A ton to catch up on. Here is my weekly graph, getting back to breakeven again.


Now, have the update on my tracking portfolio, December 27th 2008 handily beat the benchmark, 48.9% to 32.3%.

ITWO $5.61 $19.12 240.8%

CTCM $4.85 $14.90 207.2%

BARE $4.61 $12.23 165.3%

MLNX $8.23 $18.89 129.5%

NTRI $13.69 $31.17 127.7%

TRA $15.03 $32.19 114.2%

HLF $19.65 $40.57 106.5%

MRX $13.66 $27.05 98.0%

MDP $15.62 $30.85 97.5%

CF $46.53 $90.78 95.1%

LRCX $20.87 $39.21 87.9%

MSO $2.80 $4.94 76.4%

GHM $11.87 $20.70 74.4%

BVF $8.31 $13.96 68.0%

MSB $7.86 $12.80 62.8%

HSII $19.21 $31.24 62.6%

KFY $10.68 $16.50 54.5%

MWW $11.42 $17.40 52.4%

VCLK $6.66 $10.12 52.0%

IBAS $1.49 $2.26 51.7%

DAR $5.54 $8.38 51.3%

GTLS $11.01 $16.52 50.0%

TRLG $12.58 $18.49 47.0%

UEPS $13.33 $19.40 45.5%

VRGY $9.26 $12.86 38.9%

DELL $10.65 $14.36 34.8%

BPT $62.72 $82.80 32.0%

ELNK $6.34 $8.31 31.1%

FRX $24.62 $32.11 30.4%

TTWO $7.72 $10.05 30.2%

EME $20.96 $26.90 28.3%

KBR $14.85 $19.0 27.9%

FWLT $23.44 $29.44 25.6%

USMO $8.79 $11.01 25.3%

MLHR $12.83 $15.99 24.6%

KHD $10.99 $13.61 23.8%

MTW $8.16 $9.97 22.2%

KG $10.06 $12.27 22.0%

CALM $28.46 $34.08 19.7%

OPTV $1.17 $1.36 16.2%

PBT $12.75 $14.44 13.3%

PPD $38.18 $41.08 7.6%

HCKT $2.64 $2.78 5.3%

WFR $13.43 $13.62 1.4%

SCMP $5.07 $4.04 -20.3%

EGY $5.94 $4.55 -23.4%

MAXY $9.16 $6.09 -33.5%

VPHM $13.0 $8.39 -35.5%

BIDZ $4.70 $2.0 -57.4%

PACR $9.24 $3.16 -65.8%

Here is a summary of how all the portfolios have done:

Average of Percent Change
Date	Total	IWV
1/6/2006	16.0%	10.9%
2/17/2006	21.2%	14.6%
3/29/2006	13.0%	9.6%
4/7/2006	10.3%	12.1%
5/12/2006	20.4%	18.6%
5/31/2006	29.2%	23.3%
6/30/2006	22.4%	20.0%
7/31/2006	19.7%	17.3%
8/31/2006	13.0%	13.3%
9/28/2006	12.7%	14.6%
10/27/2006	10.3%	12.0%
11/29/2006	-0.3%	4.8%
12/28/2006	-6.9%	3.4%
1/26/2007	-10.2%	-6.6%
2/27/2007	-3.7%	-1.0%
3/26/2007	-9.8%	-5.5%
4/27/2007	-10.9%	-5.0%
5/29/2007	-11.5%	-6.3%
7/3/2007	-30.0%	-15.6%
7/30/2007	-19.9%	-11.5%
8/30/2007	-12.5%	-8.7%
9/27/2007	-19.0%	-18.2%
11/2/2007	-40.4%	-34.3%
11/28/2007	-40.1%	-38.3%
12/28/2007	-36.3%	-40.0%
1/25/2008	-36.4%	-35.9%
2/26/2008	-51.7%	-41.5%
3/24/2008	-40.9%	-36.8%
4/25/2008	-25.6%	-31.0%
5/28/2008	-22.2%	-33.6%
7/2/2008	-11.7%	-25.3%
7/29/2008	-10.5%	-20.9%
8/29/2008	-13.8%	-17.9%
9/26/2008	-4.3%	-10.0%
10/31/2008	18.7%	13.9%
11/26/2008	50.9%	27.7%
12/26/2008	48.9%	32.3%
1/23/2009	59.7%	39.0%
2/27/2009	91.0%	56.3%
3/27/2009	66.2%	40.7%
4/24/2009	41.1%	31.4%
5/29/2009	31.1%	23.1%
6/29/2009	24.8%	22.2%
7/29/2009	21.5%	15.5%
8/28/2009	14.1%	9.3%
9/25/2009	10.2%	7.1%
10/30/2009	12.8%	8.7%
11/27/2009	8.2%	3.3%
12/31/2009	0.0%	0.0%
Grand Total	4.2%	1.3%

The winning streak is still alive, with MFI now winning the past 9 month/years and is leading all 11 open ones.

Finally a look at the mechanical portfolios, there is a new stock at the end of 2009 added to both the top 30 and top 50 lists: SHE. Another one of the Chinese stocks to hit the list. You might ask, how have the Chinese stocks fared?

Symbol	Date	Original	Current	Dividend	S&P O	S&P D	Stock Chg	S&P Chg	Diff
CSKI	5/31/08	13.30	14.74	-	140.35	2.64	10.8%	-32.2%	43.0%
KHD	8/9/08	25.26	10.80	-	129.37	2.49	-57.2%	-19.9%	-37.4%
PSOF	12/13/08	2.74	5.11	-	88.99	2.31	86.5%	27.3%	59.2%
UTA	5/29/09	7.90	10.14	-	92.53	1.03	28.4%	21.5%	6.8%
CEU	8/21/09	5.10	6.12	-	102.96	0.51	20.0%	8.7%	11.3%
CMFO	8/28/09	4.55	7.20	-	102.96	0.51	58.1%	8.7%	49.4%
CBPO	12/4/09	9.06	12.08	-	111.01	-	33.3%	0.4%	32.9%
CSKI	7/5/08	11.06	13.37	-	126.31	2.49	20.9%	-26.9%	47.8%
KHD	9/13/08	20.68	10.31	-	126.09	2.49	-50.1%	-14.9%	-35.2%
UTA	5/29/09	7.90	10.14	-	92.53	1.03	28.4%	21.5%	6.8%
GIGM	7/24/09	4.98	3.27	-	98.06	0.51	-34.3%	14.2%	-48.5%
CEU	8/21/09	5.10	6.12	-	102.96	0.51	20.0%	8.7%	11.3%
CBPO	12/4/09	9.06	12.08	-	111.01	-	33.3%	0.4%	32.9%